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Movie Journal: Michael Clayton
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"What strikes me about all the performances in Michael Clayton, from the top down in the cast, is how everyone does a fantastic job of under-playing their parts. George Clooney and everyone else take this story of a man who finds himself as a high-priced concierge very seriously and don’t try to create drama where it isn’t through performances that resound in a false manner. Instead they let the drama unfold from the story itself, making it truly notable in the history of modern film. Clooney plays Clayton, a “fixer” of sorts for a law firm. The firm is representing a tobacco company that’s about to settle a major lawsuit and so tensions are running high, especially when his long-time friend and senior counsel a the firm decides to have a mental breakdown. All these things, as well as Clayton’s money problems and family tensions, lead to a conclusion that might seem like some to be anti-climatic (essentially nothing happens, or at least there’s not a lot done about what happens) but ... "
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Michael Clayton (2007)
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"At last! A thriller with a plot that hasn't been diluted for wide release multiplex audiences. Its a little dry in places but the plot becomes more elaborate by virtue of the timeline of events, which is cleverly done . One of Clooney's better performances. "
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Jesus, what a clusterfuck.
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"The Coens have the uncanny ability to make you laugh hysterically and then make you feel like a total jerk for laughing, all in the same stride. Burn After Reading provides that sort of fun-filled game of the Coens providing you with outstanding entertainment, all the while toying with you and laughing smugly to themselves. A standard moviegoer walks out of Burn After Reading with a big, goofy smile, having thoroughly enjoyed the antics and witticisms of the array of imbeciles portrayed onscreen. The avid filmgoer (and Coen devotee) will walk out of the film with the same goofy smile, except realizing how stupid the Coens just made everyone and everything in the world look. Oh, Ethan and Joel, how you mock us... The film opens with a wide shot of the United States from an "intelligence" standpoint in outer space. I believe that the purpose of this was to establish the only firm idea in the film: You are in Washington, DC, in the United States. Have fun. The beginning segments ... "
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Tilda Swinton Interview, Burn A ...
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"Tilda Swinton has made a career out of playing interesting characters, although her shrewish portrayal of Katie Cox in Burn After Reading probably won’t endear her to many. She plays the epitome of a controlling woman who has her CIA husband Osborne Cox (John Malkovich) sandwiched squarely under her thumb. Or there could be a cadre of career-minded women out there who’d want to use her as a role model, I’m not sure. The film has been getting mixed reviews ever since its debut at the Venice Film Festival, although they all seem to laud the performances. Swinton performs adequately enough in the film, but she isn’t given much to do, and seeing her with George Clooney just makes me want to watch Michael Clayton all over again. I might even have to pull
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Felon Fest: Statham vs. The Man
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"Steven Boone joins SpoutBlog as a columnist covering politics and social issues and how they intersect with movies. Periodically, he’ll check in–as he’s done below–with firsthand accounts of watching movies with residents of a halfway house in Brooklyn. A halfway house in East New York, Brooklyn. Spring, 2008. The male residents––ex-junkies, parolees and disability recipients––all gathered for their nightly movie ritual. Four to a room, two bunk beds, one cheapo DVD player and a 13-inch Coby TV set. Audio commentary provided by the audience of (on average) five men: two on the bunks, three hunched around the screen on milk crates. The core crew of film fanatics is Kid and Hef, two old-timer felons, each of whom could be mistaken for a black variation of Walter Brennan in Rio Bravo. It’s a strange festival. Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins, Hoodlum, Alfred Hitchcock’s Suspicion, The Bank Job, Why Did I Get Married?, Tsui Hark’s Vampire Hunters, and lots of TV-on-DVD: Annie Oakley, CSI, ... "
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For Lovers Of GOOD 70's Cinema
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"This film has Sidney Lumet written all over it, and according to me, that's a good thing. That's a GREAT thing, actually - films with this pacing don't get made anymore (see "Crank"). Wonderfully shot, again, cinematography like the type in this film is slowly going the way of the hand-held phenomenon (unfortunately). Admittedly, I had to watch it twice to fully comprehend the scope of the story, and that should be taken as a compliment. I thoroughly enjoyed this film, and as stated above, if you like the GOOD films of the 70's by the likes of William Friedkin, Sidney Lumet and Arthur Penn, chances are you will enjoy it, too. "
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Michael Clayton (2007)
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""Michael Clayton" is one of the rare movies from Hollywood which requires the audience to think about the action on screen, connect all the story´s dots and draw their own conclusion from the available information. Central to this process is a confrontation between George Clooney´s title character and Karen Crowder (Tilda Swinton) at the end of the film. What, exactly, is Clayton´s role in the preceding events? How much was he in on? And why is the story need so ambiguous as to confuse the viewer long after the final credit has left the screen? Michael Clayton is a fixer, a man who is called in when a situation requires a below-the-board solution t his law firm. When the lead litigator on the Unorth case--a chemical company accused of not following safety protocols--goes off the rails, Clayton is assigned to cleaning up the mess. What he finds is a respected attorney compiling evidence of Unorth´s guilt and a winding conspiracy he never imagined. Too many fi ... "
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Sydney Pollack, RIP
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"Nothing like a tragic loss in the film world to remind me how broad the art of film can be and how many worthy films are out there that I have yet to view. Earlier this year, when reviewing the Oscar nominees for Best Picture, I singled out Sydney Pollack's performance in 'Michael Clayton' as being particularly good. In the later part of his career - the part most familar to myself as a relative youngster - Pollack was best known as a producer and actor. While I knew of him as a director, it turns out I have been ridiculously neglectful of the man's filmography. Of course, most people have seen 'Tootsie,' the 1982 comedy that starred a cross-dressing Dustin Hoffman. But other than this blockbuster, the only Pollack-directred film I've actually seen is 'The Firm' (not a bad film, if I may say). But Pollack, we should not forget, was an Oscar-winner. He directed 'Out of Africa,' starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford, two of the cinema's most likable performers. And though Redford ... "
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"All style and no substance. This is a movie where you can tell they had the action sequences first and then the connecting plot (if you can even say this movie had plot) after. I was surprised to find out they had this pedigree of actors (Paul Giamatti & Clive Owen) sign up to make this movie. There was a psychotic lil' ADHD kid in the movie Smokin' Aces that got a hard on while practicing karate. This, i imagine, would be that kids favorite movie... "
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Really well-done corporate cons ...
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"Yeah...I was really blown away.I had lowered expectations going in...and left incredibly refreshed. The plot...not all that original. Big corporation is killing people because of some sly, underhanded scheme it's trying to cover up. We've all heard it before (The Constant Gardener, Syriana, The Insider). Blah blah blah. Where this film excels is in its execution. It was phenomenal. The use of silence, camera movement, fluidity, sequencing, and good acting. Tony Gilroy did an outstanding job of pulling it all together. He took all the great elements of filmmaking and made them work together so well, that I see very few flaws with the film. In terms of It might be George Clooney's best performance and I think he deserved the Oscar nomination. I also think Tom Wilkinson did great. But I really don't think Tilda Swinton deserved the nomination or the Oscar...but that's just me.I think this film was cursed to come out in a year of such great films. 2007 re ... "
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